+9 Transferring as a Junior to increase my odds. BSCH 1 1y
+6 Wharton MBA value? BSCH 1 1y
+14 Canadian Trying to Land 2026 SA in HK/UK (Georgetown MSF + Pension Fund Experience) JOB 6 1y
+50 UC Berkeley Haas vs UPenn Wharton ($150k+ debt) BSCH 18 1y
+9 Reneging a return offer PE 1 1y
+43 RX Consulting Internship — how? CO 20 1y
+15 Recommendations For Vacation Home Islands/Beach Towns In Mediterranean OFF 4 1y
+25 Top undergrad for quant finance? HF 9 1y
+4 KBW SA 2026 MegaThread IB 13 1y
0 GPA as an undergraduate vs graduate student BSCH 1 1y
+65 Less Selective Target Schools BSCH 65 1y
+3 Babson vs Bentley Honors for IB BSCH 2 1y
+12 Aeris Partners IB 5 1y
+28 Thoughts on HSBC? IB 65 1y
+41 Stanford vs. LSE (Undergrad for both) – Best Choice for IB/PE Career in US & Europe? BSCH 22 1y
0 Too late to find a freshman summer internship? IB 1 1y
+1 Dartmouth vs penn CAS BSCH 2 1y
+5 georgetown vs ucla vs uc berkeley vs washu vs vandy vs emory for economics and stats (just rank them) BSCH 6 1y
0 NYU Schack BSCH 1 1y
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+10 GS 2026 S&T TR 16 1y
0 Coffee Chat Questions post tariff IB 1 1y
0 incoming first year at HBS - AMA BSCH 2 1y
+7 Raymond james Tampa/st Petes IB 1 1y
+3 NYC roommate search OFF 6 1y
+3 BRG Restructuring SA 2026 CO 7 1y
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0 Apollo FIG Interview 2026 PE 1 1y
+157 Q&A: Recent Columbia Business School grad that went to a HF after school BSCH 48 1y
0 Visa Sponsorship as a European OFF 3 1y
+9 IB/AM from Swiss university? BSCH 1 1y
+20 What is life like being a banker in LA? OFF 19 1y
+6 Working in Midtown East, living in FiDi? OFF 2 1y
+10 U.S. Master’s for EU citizen with 3 years IB/VC/PE expr IB 3 1y
+5 Why are there so few UMich Ross/Georgetown alumni at associate in PE PE 7 1y
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+29 Greenhill Perks? IB 6 1y
+21 Wells vs. RBC IB 16 1y
0 High School Senior Looking for Summer Internship BSCH 1 1y
0 MS finance from Baruch for IB? BSCH 1 1y
+6 Rant OFF 3 1y
+12 Confused International Student (Haas vs Home country) BSCH 5 1y
+4 berkeley vs rice vs washu vs emory vs umich BSCH 8 1y
+9 Trying to move from APAC > NY ? JOB 3 1y
+9 Michigan Ross vs WashU BUCS BSCH 5 1y
+4 GHL Return Offer Rate IB 3 1y
0 Baruch - MS Finance BSCH 1 1y
+1 Cornell Business School BSCH 2 1y
+10 UNC Kenan-Flagler vs USC Marshall vs NYU Stern for undergrad BSCH 3 1y
+49 Is Brown University a Target School? BSCH 28 1y
+6 Chicago/NYC IB in 3 Years of College BSCH 1 1y
+9 Notre Dame (Finance) vs Cornell (Hotel) BSCH 3 1y
+1 Cambridge🇬🇧 vs Columbia JTS program🇺🇸 for finance/consulting? BSCH 1 1y
+7 Richmond Private Equity / Other Finance PE 6 1y
+1 Development Shops In Dallas RE 4 1y
+6 Should I get a roommate in b school? OFF 6 1y
+14 Torn Between Stanford and LSE – Int’l Student Seeking Finance Career in US & Europe BSCH 4 1y
+37 Target schools for RX Consulting CO 10 1y
+5 GS Financing vs low BB? IB 3 1y
+8 What is the ultimate “desired role?” and is IB the ultimate job? IB 2 1y
0 Harris Williams Perks IB 1 1y
+3 BCG VANTAGE PIPE CO 1 1y
0 MM Firms IB 2 1y
+14 wall street reputation of Columbia GS- cash cow or real ivy? BSCH 4 1y
+12 UBS Return Offer Rate IB 7 1y
0 Citi’s Commercial Banking Analyst Role JOB 1 1y
+6 Summer 2026 - IB in Charlotte or Risk Mgmt in NY IB 5 1y
+26 Berkeley EECS, CMU Tepper, UNC Kenan-Flagler (Assured Admit), or IU Kelley for Investment Banking? BSCH 8 1y
+43 Harvard, Yale, or Princeton (Undergrad)? BSCH 26 1y
+204 Associate to VP promotes: what game in life are you playing? IB 83 1y
+14 Fordham vs. Trinity College (CT) for Investment Banking/Private Equity BSCH 6 1y
+7 Best S&T desks at Barclays? TR 6 1y
+1 RBC London IB 3 1y
+17 Rank These Unis for Undergrad IB/PE Target Status & Prestige (Global) BSCH 5 1y
+12 Part-Time Master’s w/ 85% Scholarship As Intl IB AN – Worth It? (JHU/Columbia/Cambridge/Brown/GTown) IB 9 1y
+3 Deutsche Bank Incoming IB Capital Markets - ECM, DCM, or LDCM? IB 1 1y
+11 West Coast Banking from East Coast Target? IB 4 1y
+28 Is Penn worth $150K in debt for quant/buy-side roles compared to GaTech, UCLA, or Northwestern? HF 13 1y
0 Db tech IB 1 1y
+10 MBA vs Master's in Finance (MiF) BSCH 2 1y
+12 Just got offer for summer internship in NYC! NUI 1 1y
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+9 Current Sophomore Trying to Break into the Finance Industry - Looking for Advice HF 1 1y
0 Startup Headhunters? VC 2 1y
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0 Oppenheimer SF vs WF NYC JOB 1 1y
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0 GSB vs HBS for PE/VC Buy side BSCH 1 1y
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+24 Best Banks for LATAM M&A NYC IB 27 1y
0 Relocation Packages OFF 1 1y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101